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Population Development and Social Change

This is an advanced level course on fertility, mortality and migration. The aim is to familiarise students with demography.

The course offers an introduction to demography, i.e., to the field of population studies. It introduces students to the discipline and its theory, methods, and sources of data. Important societal issues related to population development, population structure (including population ageing), and population policy are studied both from a historical and a contemporary perspective. The course covers international issues in demography (relevant to rich and poor countries) as well as issues that are specific to Sweden.

The course is provided at full time during around five weeks. Course participants meet around three times per week. Two half-week periods are devoted to independent work.


Teaching Format

Teaching is in the form of lectures and of seminars where students are expected to take active part.

Assessment

Examination consists of individual homework, a peer-review assignment, group
work (formative assessment) and a final classroom exam (summative assessment).

Examiner

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.


Course reports are displayed for the three most recent course instances.








Questions about master's studies

For questions about the master’s programmes in Demography and Sociology or our master’s courses, such as admissions, registrations, study breaks and transfer of credits, you are welcome to contact the master's assistant directors.

Anna Borén, Anna Carin Haag

master@sociology.su.se

Study counsellor

For guidance on study techniques, academic planning, grade transfers, certificates, and more.

If you run into problems with your studies, you are welcome to contact the counsellor, who works under a duty of confidentiality.

You can also book a meeting with the counsellor if you need long-term study and career planning.

Maria Lind

studievagledare@sociology.su.se
08163190